Enfamil Gentlease Rash

For medical reasons, I ended up having to switch LO (little one) to formula at two weeks. We used the Parents Choice Sensitivity because other family members have done well with it. At three weeks, LO (little one) was super fussy and gassy, so the ped recommended we switch to pre-mixed until she was six weeks and her GI tract was better developed. We used the Gentlease because that's what they supplemented her with in the level two nursery at the hospital, and PC doesn't make pre-mixed.

Soon after, she developed a super dark red rash. First I was told yeast. When it wasn't better after a week with Nystatin, I was told contact rash and to air her out, use cloth wipes, etc. it started forming blisters and was occasionally so raw as to be bloody despite all measures, so I took her to the ER (sounds extreme, but it was a Saturday and she was miserable). I asked the doc if it could be the formula, and she said no because both are milk based, so nothing should have changed. They said to use triple cream.

By the next Thursday, it still wasn't gone, and she was six weeks old. I switched back to PC. Within 24 hours, it was light pink and the blisters were gone. In looking online, I found other reviews from moms saying it happened to their LO (little one) too.

So if your LO (little one) is on Gentlease and has a rash like that try switching. I also want to encourage FTMs to go ahead and trust your instincts. I ignored mine when I first thought it was the formula because I figured the doctor had to know better than me, and my LO (little one) suffered because of it.

My lo got a rash while on gentlease. Also Had Watery Poo And HORRIBLE gas. rash cleared up a week after switching him to similac sensitive. I too asked my pediatrician and they insisted it was our detergent on our clothes! Smh..

Oh no! My LO (little one) is on Gentlease and has been for a few weeks but all of a sudden got these raised red areas on her! She just got over thrush, so I thought maybe it was a yeast infection. I'm taking her to the dr tomorrow. Hopefully it's not the formula since we're stocked up!

My lo got a rash while on gentlease. Also Had Watery Poo And HORRIBLE gas. ra...

Posted
01/12/2014

My lo got a rash while on gentlease. Also Had Watery Poo And HORRIBLE gas. rash cleared up a week after switching him to similac sensitive. I too asked my pediatrician and they insisted it was our detergent on our clothes! Smh..

How did that workout? My son developed a rash also and I have no idea what else to try

I started my LO (little one) out on the generic stop and shop brand “always my baby” gentle and when I switched to enfamil gentlease he developed a raw bloody blustery mess of a rash. Not sure what to do since the brand I started with is usually out of stock now

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